Psychological Perspectives

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hormones that are released by the brain and how they influence behavior. For instance, psychologists have learned that when the hormone prolactin is produced it stimulates milk production in women, but in laboratory rats, this hormone stimulated maternal behavior. So not only does the hormone affect physical changes or characteristics but it can also affect or create certain types of behavior. Another area that psychologists which use the biological perspective study, is genes. Psychologists try to find the connection between genes and how certain traits are passed on. Some examples may be mental disorders or levels of intelligence, they have even tried to find a link for addictions to narcotics or alcohol.
A psychologist who uses the biological perspective would say that there are two reasons why aggressive behavior may occur. One is, it could be the reaction of a hormone that is released when a certain situation arises and this hormone sparks this type of behavior. Or it ...

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information has to be entered into a computer, placed into memory and then retrieved at a later date, our brains work in similar ways. We receive information as input, store it in our memory, and then retrieve at a later date when we need it. They have also stated that just as you need a password to get into a data file that was stored in the memory of a computer, there usually is some type of cue that helps us to bring back information that is stored in our memory banks.
The cognitive perspective can view aggressive behavior in two different ways. One way is that a person is exposed to this type of behavior as they were growing up and chooses to behave in this manner. They could also ...

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